(The regulatory sessions on the first day are by invitation only) Website: https://www.india-grs.in/
(10.00am - 5.00pm)
(1.00pm - 5.00pm)
(7:30pm - 11.00pm)
Sheela Suppiah, CEO, Asia Insurance Review
Charles Asirvatham, Group Non-Executive Director, City & Commercial Insurance Group
(Followed by the Official Opening of the 19th India Rendezvous 2026 and Lamp Lighting)
Hitesh Joshi, Executive Director – Additional Charge of Chairman & Managing Director, GIC Re
India as a Global Insurance & Reinsurance Hub: Vision, Strategy, and Opportunities
Chairman, International Financial Services Centres Authority
From Climate Resilience to Surety Solutions: Emerging Frontiers in India’s Insurance & Reinsurance Market Examining how climate-driven risks and new product classes such as surety bonds are shaping the future of India’s insurance ecosystem.
Andrew Selous, Executive Director, City & Commercial Insurance Group & Former Government Minister and Prime Ministerial Trade Envoy, United Kingdom
Bridging Protection Gaps in a Billion-Plus Nation: What the Next Generation Must Solve
Dr Tapan Singhel, MD & CEO, Bajaj General Insurance Limited
Girija Subramanian, Chairman-cum-Managing Director, The New India Assurance Co. Ltd.
Hosted by Arron Insurance Brokers
As India’s insurance market accelerates into a new era, CEOs face the dual challenge of modernising legacy systems while positioning their organisations for exponential growth. With global insurers and reinsurers navigating similar pressures, this session will explore how leaders across markets are leapfrogging traditional constraints through digital reinvention, data-driven decision-making, and transformative ecosystem collaborations. Together, they will share strategic perspectives on staying competitive in an increasingly interconnected and rapidly evolving global insurance landscape.
Partner, Trilegal
MD & CEO, Galaxy Health Insurance Company
CEO, Swiss Re, India
Co-Founder, Chairman, and CEO, City & Commercial Insurance Group
Group Chairman, J.B Boda Group
Academic Advisor, Former General Manager – GIC Re
General Manager, International Financial Services Centres Authority
Deputy General Manager & Chief Underwriting Officer, GIC Re
Executive President & Head – Reinsurance, Howden India
Vice President, Valueattics Re
Chief Underwriting Officer, GIC Bhutan Re
Mansi Kalra, Managing Director, JBA Risk Management Pte Ltd
Exploring how brokers are shaping client solutions, navigating emerging risks, and driving innovation in the Indian insurance and reinsurance markets.
President, Insurance Brokers Association of India (IBAI)
Director – Reinsurance, Protection Re
Director – International, Howden Re, UK
Executive Chairman and Director, 3 Dimensional Insurance Brokers India
Director, Insurance Brokers Association of India (IBAI)
Hosted by City & Commercial Insurance Group and Halyk Insurance Company
Dr Lavanya R Mundayur, Chairman & Managing Director, Agriculture Insurance Company of India
Piyush Jain, Business Actuary, Kshema General Insurance
This fireside chat session brings together senior regulators to discuss how supervisory authorities can enable secure, efficient, and well-regulated cross-border reinsurance markets while maintaining strong prudential oversight.
The discussion will examine the role of regulators in facilitating international risk transfer and market brief development, managing cross-border reinsurance and capacity flows across Asia, fostering regulatory cooperation, harmonisation, and sandbox-driven innovation, and balancing market openness with systemic stability.
In conversation with:
Executive Director, International Financial Services Centres Authority
General Manager, Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India ( IRDAI)
Kasturi Sengupta, Executive Director & FA, The New India Assurance Co. Ltd.
Kaisar Abdir, CEO, Halyk Insurance Company, Kazakhstan
(Presented by Bajaj General Insurance Limited)
This session brings forward the voices of emerging talent shaping the future of the insurance industry. In this Young Talents Spotlight Session, essay competition winners share their perspectives on how India can accelerate toward universal insurance coverage by 2027. Drawing on fresh thinking, digital-first mindsets, and social consciousness, the discussion will explore inclusion, affordability, trust, innovation, and the evolving role of insurers, regulators, and technology in building a resilient and protected India.
Parikshit Mahajan, Executive Chairman and Director, 3 Dimensional Insurance Brokers India
Director, National Insurance Academy (NIA)
Faculty (Life Insurance), College of Insurance, Insurance Institute of India
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